Announcing Blend + SketchFlow Preview for Visual Studio 2012

We are making available a preview version of Blend + SketchFlow Preview for Visual Studio 2012. This release includes support for WPF version 3.5/4.0/4.5, Silverlight 4.0/5.0, SketchFlow, and Blend tools for Windows 8. This preview release will run on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8 Server.

WPF, Silverlight, and SketchFlow applications can be developed on any of the operating systems listed above. Windows Store apps authored in HTML and XAML require the Windows 8 client operating system. This preview also includes Blend SDKs for WPF 3.5/4.0/4.5 and Silverlight 4.0/5.0 platforms. Continue Reading

Updated: Microsoft Expression Blend Preview for Silverlight 5

We are making available an updated version of Microsoft Expression Blend Preview for Silverlight 5. This release is identical to the previously released Expression Blend Preview for Silverlight 5, with three exceptions: